Category Archives: EDUCATION

Teach Your Children Well About 9/11

Posted on September 11, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Today marks the 15th anniversary of the worst Islamic terror attack in our nation’s history.

Most of the people reading this article can remember quite vividly where they were when the attacks came. I know I can — like it was yesterday.

However, our children likely do not. Continue reading →

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Why Is NC Public School Forum Tweeting A 4 Year Old, Incorrect Statistic?

Posted on September 9, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Why Is NC Public School Forum Tweeting A 4 Year Old, Incorrect Statistic?

The NC Public Schools Forum’s recent email newsletter had a set of education stats in it.

The claim is 52% of NC Public School teachers have a second job. There was no source for this statistic, so I asked them and found out not only was this four year old data they were pulling, but the table says 24%, not 52%.

KEEP READING…. Continue reading →

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App on Student Devices used to store Inappropriate Photos from NC Teacher

Posted on September 9, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

The push for more technology in the classroom and the idea of one device for every student is all the rage in Education circles right now. One-term NC Governor Bev Perdue has her sticky fingers all over it.

Want to hide inappropriate images your teacher sent you? There’s an app for that. Continue reading →

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Despite Budget Shortfall, WCPSS Board Fills Tech Chief Position at $139K a Year

Posted on September 9, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

At the September School Board meeting, the board announced the hiring of Stacy Lee to fill the role of Chief Technology Officer for the school system. Lee will be hired at $139,000 a year.

This comes despite the board’s continual complaints about a nearly $17.5 million dollar budget gap in their $1.2 billion dollar budget. Continue reading →

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NC Grade 3-8 EOG Results Show only 46.7% are College Ready

Posted on September 6, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

As previously reported, the graduation rate in the state, as indicated by NC DPI, is 85.8%. However, the grade level proficiency and career and college readiness of students in key subject areas of English and Math remain nearly unchanged and low.

Continue reading →

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The Actual Graduation Rate In NC Isn’t 85.8%

Posted on September 2, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

North Carolina Superintendent June Atkinson was recently cited in a WRAL article about the state’s graduation rate.

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina released its latest public school performance data Thursday, showing the state’s graduation rate and school grades improved last year.

he state’s graduation rate increased slightly, from 85.6 percent in 2014-15 to 85.8 percent last school year. This marks the 11th consecutive year that the rate has improved. In 2005-06, the state’s graduation rate was 68.3 percent.

“If I could do a back flip about the graduation rate, I would do that,” State Superintendent June Atkinson told reporters Thursday. (WRAL, 9/1/16)

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NC DPI) also put out a press release touting the increase in graduation rates.

As this site has previously pointed out, this rate is not the actual graduation rate when one factors in the now famous “career and college readiness” that Common Core was alleged to bring. Continue reading →

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